People who are sleeping, especially in a group or in a specific place.
Sleepers are usually quiet and peaceful.
Examples:
The sleepers in the room were all snoring softly.
The train was full of sleepers on their way home.
I saw the sleepers in the park, all lying on the grass.
The sleepers in the class were all dreaming about funny things.
The sleepers in the movie were all pretending to be asleep.
The sleepers in the zoo were all animals, not people.
Wooden or concrete beams used to support railroad tracks.
Sleepers are strong and important for trains to run safely.
Examples:
The train tracks are held up by big wooden sleepers.
The workers are replacing the old concrete sleepers with new ones.
The train went over the sleepers with a loud noise.
The sleepers under the train tracks are very heavy.
The old sleepers were taken away and new ones were put in.
The sleepers are not for sleeping, they are for trains.